Book 3 Chapter 11-Before the Gods
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Book 3 Chapter 10-Dilemma
Thank you for your patience, everyone!
2024-12-16 02:38:36 +0000 UTC View PostUpdate Delay
Hello everyone, so sorry to have to do this yet again, but the update scheduled for tomorrow will be delayed for at least one to two days due to my work schedule being absolutely bonkers this week.
2024-12-13 16:12:00 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 9-Fortuitous Encounter
Thank you very much for the understanding and support! I am back with another chapter of Book 3.
2024-12-08 18:08:43 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 8-Only the Gods May Know
Hello everyone, due to a death in the family, I will need to make an international trip for the funeral and will not be able to post an update. I will be skipping the next update after this one (on Dec 2nd) but will be back for Dec 8. Thank you for your understanding!
2024-11-26 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Chapter 1 - The Tianyou Era
Hello Everyone, welcome to Book 3! Hope you guys enjoy the first chapter. Next chapter, we dig into Kayla's reforms and the political battle that unfolds around them.
2024-10-15 13:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2.5 Chapter 4 - Parallel Lives
One final intermission chapter before Book 3 begins. This one is just a collection of snippets of what happened in the original timeline, especially for people whose fates I couldn't fit into the main story.
2024-10-07 14:49:40 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Cover
Hello Everyone, here is the cover for Book 3. The calligraphy in the background is by Yan Zhenqing, one of the greatest calligraphers in Chinese history and a Tang Dynasty politician and military commander. He was a leader in suppressing the An Lushan Rebellion (the turning point of the Tang Dynasty) and died at age 75/76 after refusing to surrender to rebels he had been sent to suppress. The characters 承天命 are translated as "By Heaven's Mandate" or "Claiming Heaven's Mandate". It can also be translated as "Claiming Heavenly Fate."
As for the cranes, they were symbols of longevity, virtue, and the longing for freedom/an unrestricted life in Ancient China.
Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions!
Edit: Thank you for the suggestions for the font! Here is the updated version with a Serifs font.
2024-10-04 15:09:28 +0000 UTC View PostBook 3 Announcement
Hello Everyone, thanks for your patience during my hiatus. Book 3 of the Surviving the Succession series, "Heaven's Mandate", will begin on October 15th. The release schedule will be once every six days for the time being. Please look forward to Kayla and co's new adventures!
Edit: A previous version of the announcement did not include the starting date (I may end up starting a bit earlier but definitely no later than the 15th), apologies for any confusion about that!
2024-09-29 16:21:07 +0000 UTC View PostTitle Suggestions For Book 3?
Hello Everyone, I'm currently drafting and researching for Book 3. I am brainstorming titles (which those who have been around for long enough know that I am bad at) and would welcome any suggestions. Now that we're past the succession battle, the story will focus on the political battles in the race against time for Kayla and co. to change the nation's fate before disaster strikes.
2024-09-14 03:20:18 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2.5 Chapter 2 - The Consorts
This is tangentially related to a plot point in Book 3, I started out jotting some notes about it but ended up writing more scenes about the previous Emperor's consorts.
2024-09-03 14:11:28 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2.5 Chapter 1- The Hostages
Hello everyone, here is the first of the extra chapters. These are either slice of life or focus on plot points that couldn't be covered in the main story. I'll be posting these irregularly before Book 3 begins.
2024-08-28 17:45:39 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 Chapter 100-Emperor
This is the final chapter of Book 2! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. I will be on hiatus for a little while before returning with Book 3, and may post extras in-between. In this chapter, some struggles come to an end, while other troubles are only just beginning. Please look forward to the story's continuation in Book 3!
2024-08-19 16:29:54 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 Chapter 99-The Ephemeral and the Everlasting
This is the penultimate chapter of Book 2, and we'll be finishing on the 100th chapter (not what I aimed for but somehow ended up working out like that). I'll be taking a brief break before coming back with Book 3, but I'll probably release some extras and chapter notes in the meantime. Hope you all enjoyed the last two chapters of Book 2!
2024-08-14 00:26:41 +0000 UTC View PostBook 2 Chapter 92-What The Setting Sun Awaits
Hello everyone, I'll be in China for a week starting tomorrow, and I'm not sure I can access Google Docs/Patreon in the meanwhile. Since I don't trust the scheduling function (has never worked reliably for me before) I'll be frontloading the chapter for 7/7~7/9 a little later today. Apologies for the inconvenience if you prefer to have regularly spaced chapters, I just don't want to end up missing an update because of network issues. Thanks for the understanding!
2024-07-02 15:13:27 +0000 UTC View Post